Club meetings are at 19:30 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Old School Room, Milton Damerel Methodist Chapel. Weekly nets are listed below.
Diary 2026
Meeting first Wednesday, 19:30 Workshop Saturday mornings POTA Event Rally
- 7 JanMeeting SMD presentation by Chris M0KNF
- 17 JanPOTA POTA activation, Cookworthy
- 4 FebMeeting Event planning for 2026
- 4 MarMeeting Build night: all-band Sigma HF360 vertical. Part 1, building the 9:1 balun and aerial
- 21 MarPOTA POTA activation (cancelled: venue unavailable)
- 1 AprMeeting Home-brew HF360. Part 2, testing the 9:1 balun on air
- 12 AprRally Holsworthy Spring Rally
- 18 AprPOTA POTA GB-0562, Dunsdon and Culm Grasslands, from 10:15 (Devon Wildlife Trust reserve)
- 19 AprEvent Support Your Local Park (venue to be notified)
- 6 MayMeeting AGM (subscriptions due)
- 3 JunMeeting WWBOTA talk by Richard M1AOB
- 7 JunPOTA POTA, Open Farm Sunday
- 1 JulMeeting Aerial build
- 18–19 JulEvent Support Your Local Park (venue to be notified)
- 5 AugMeeting EGM, and MeshCore by 2E0OCD
- 2 SepMeeting First aid, Jason M7EYH
- 12 SepEvent CHOTA 26 (Churches and Chapels on the Air) at the chapel schoolroom, callsign GB0MDC
- 26–27 SepEvent Railways on the Air
- 7 OctMeeting The Brickworks scheme, Rob G3BBB
- 17–18 OctEvent Support Your Local Park (venue to be notified)
- 25 OctRally Holsworthy Autumn Rally, Holsworthy Livestock Market
- Today4 NovMeeting Club meeting
- Sat 21 NovWorkshop Saturday workshop, 10:00 to 13:00
- 2 DecMeeting Club meeting
- DecWorkshop Saturday workshop (date to be notified)
If you would like to give a talk or demonstration at a meeting, please get in touch. Diary from the club newsletter, November 2026.
Nets
The Holsworthy club net
Tarka Net
Every Tuesday, 10:00–12:00 on GB3DN (145.6375 MHz, CTCSS 77 Hz)
Net control G3HRC (Rob G3BBB), using the club callsign. Members, visitors and anyone listening are welcome to call in.
Other local nets
Everyone is welcome to call in. From the club newsletter, November 2026.
| Net | When | Where | Net control |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevenses Net | Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00–12:00 | GB3DN | G5NET (Mike G3PGA) |
| Analogue Net | Sundays 11:00–12:00 | GB3DN | Chris G0FJY (Bideford) |
| 950 DMR Net | Tuesdays 20:00 | GB3ND, GB7BU, GB7FB, GB3XMSlot 2 | Graham G1ZTJ |
Talk-in on club nights: simplex 145.550, GB3DN, or GB3ND DMR (SW Cluster).
Local repeaters
Run by the North Devon Repeater Group. Frequencies are the repeater’s transmit (TX) and receive (RX), as listed in the newsletter.
| Repeater | Mode and site | Repeater TX / RX | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB3DN | VHF FM / C4FMStibb Cross | 145.6375 / 145.0375 | CTCSS 77 Hz. Wires-X available, default room none. |
| GB3ND | UHF DMRHolsworthy Beacon | 439.7375 / 430.7375 | Colour code 1. Slot 1 local RF, slot 2 SW Cluster.Keeper G1BHM |
| GB3NX | VHF FM AllStarHolsworthy Beacon | 145.7375 / 144.1375 | CTCSS 77 Hz. SW AllStar Network (SWAN), Wires-X. |
| GB3XM | UHF DMRBarnstaple | 439.665 / 430.6625 | Colour code 1 (low power). |
| GB7FB | UHF DMRBideford | 439.475 / 430.475 | Colour code 5. Slot 1 local RF, slot 2 SW Cluster.Keeper Drew M0MFS |
| GB7BU | UHF DMRBude | 439.625 / 430.625 | Colour code 1. Slot 1 local RF, slot 2 SW Cluster.Keeper G1BHM |
| GB3BU | UHF FM AllStarBude | 430.9625 / 438.5625 | CTCSS 77 Hz. SW AllStar Network (SWAN).Keeper G1BHM |
Club members also run the DX cluster GB7HTL and the LoRa APRS iGates MB7UND, MB7UDN and G3HRC-10.
Finding us
Postcode for sat nav: EX22 7DJ
From Bideford and Torrington
Follow signs to Holsworthy on the A388 to Stibb Cross. Continue on the A388 past the Woodford Bridge Hotel for about 2 miles to the crossroads at Venn Green. Turn left towards Milton Damerel and follow the road for about a mile. After a sharp left-hand bend, the Methodist church and graveyard are on the right.
From Holsworthy
Follow signs to Bideford for about 6 miles, passing the Milton Damerel village sign. At the Venn Green crossroads turn right and follow the road for about a mile. After a sharp left-hand bend, the Methodist church and graveyard are on the right.